Molecular modeling and analysis of fragilysin, the Bacteroides fragilis toxin

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Obiso Jr , Richard J ^a   Bevan, David R ^a   Wilkins, Tracy D ^a  

^a Fralin Life Science Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; FRAGILYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENTEROTOXINS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

EID: 0030768484     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516240     Document Type: Article

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